People group profile · PG011149
The Jarai of Vietnam
The Jarai of Vietnam, numbering about 411,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an Austronesian ethnic group indigenous to Vietnam's Central Highlands.
They are an indigenous people in the Cham people cluster of the Southeast Asian Peoples. Their primary religion is Animism, and they primarily speak Jarai.
Fast facts
- Country
- Vietnam
- Population
- 411,000
- Affinity group
- Asian Pacific Rim Peoples
- People cluster
- Cham
- Primary language
- Jarai (jra)
- Primary religion
- Animism
- Strategic Progress Index
- No Longer Unreached
- Evangelical
- 20% or Greater but Less than 30%
- GSEC
- 10% or Greater Evangelical
- Lostness priority
- Significantly Reached People Group
- Region
- South-Eastern Asia, Asia
Where they live
Gospel status
The Jarai are No Longer Unreached, which means 2% or more are evangelical Christians. In GSEC terms, this people group is greater than or equal to 10% evangelical.
- Congregations exist Yes
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Jarai
- Pray for the churches among this group to grow in faithfulness and maturity
- Equip believers to reach the unreached peoples around them
- Send out laborers from this people to the nations
Primary religion
Animism · Ethnoreligion
70% adherents
Primary language
Jarai · Austronesian family
100% speak Jarai
Gospel resources in Jarai
- Bible available, published 2016
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- JESUS (Jorai)
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Jarai
- Romans 12:4–5. Pray that believers from many cultures will work together as one body so that the church is built up.
- Revelation 7:9. Pray for the day when people from this group stand before the throne with every nation, tribe, people and language.
- John 17:3. Pray that many will come to know the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom he has sent.
- Psalm 27:1. Pray that new believers will be strengthened in the face of persecution, with the Lord as their stronghold.
Jarai in other countries
The same people (ROP3 104195) is reported in 2 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jarai | Cambodia | 21,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Jarai | United States | 4,600 | No Longer Unreached |
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